§ Mr. Blakerasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of investment in new building, extension and modernisation by the hotel and catering industry in each of the years from 1964 to 1968, inclusive.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyEstimates of capital expenditure by the catering industry—including hotels and registered clubs—on new buildings, extensions, and improvements to buildings in the years 1964 to 1967 are:
£ million 1964 57.0 1965 48.6 1966 48.7 1967 50.9 Figures for 1968 are not yet available.
Capital expenditure on hotel and catering premises by businesses classified to other industries—e.g. property owning or brewing—is not included in these estimates. Unlicensed hotels and boarding houses and other smaller establishments offering residential accommodation are also excluded.
§ Mr. Blakerasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of hotels built, extended and modernised in each of the years from 1964 to 1968, inclusive.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyNo official figures are available, but for the years 1965 to 1968 the British Travel Association made the following estimates:
miss of two airliners over Wembley on the evening of 9th January; and what steps he is taking to ensure that, as far as humanly possible, no further incidents of this kind can occur.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsThe Chief Inspector of Accidents is conducting an 137W inquiry under the Air Navigation (Investigation of Combined Military and Civil Air Accidents) Regulations, 1969, and in accordance with regulation 15 of those regulations his report will be published unless there are good reasons to the contrary. As regards the second part of the Question I refer the hon. Member to the reply given to the hon. Member for Wembley, North (Sir E. Bullus) on 20th January.
§ Mr. Rankinasked the President of the Board of Trade what inquiries he has made into the recent incident at London Airport which nearly led to an aircraft disaster; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsI am informed by the Chief Inspector of Accidents, who is investigating the airmiss between an Olympic Airways Boeing 727 and an Indian Air Force Constellation over Greenford on 9th January, that his inquiries are proceeding satisfactorily.
He has established that Heathrow Approach Control had marshalled both aircraft by radar on to the commencement of their final approaches and that the Olympic Airways aircraft was on the extended centreline of Runway 23 left at Heathrow, descending from 1,700 feet,
CIVIL AIR TRAFFIC AT THE MAIN SCOTTISH AIRPORTS 1968 AND 1969 (Numbers in thousands) 1968 1969 (provisional) Civil aircraft movements* Terminal passengers Transit passengers Civil aircraft movements* Terminal passengers Transit passengers Glasgow … … 44 1,387 22 64 1,617 20 Edinburgh … … 42 616 13 39 609 12 Prestwick … … 28 362 160 33 311 169 Aberdeen … … 8.3 98 16 18 107 22 Inverness … … 3.7 50 14 5.6 75 15 Kirkwall … … 4.1 59 3.1 5.1 64 7.1 Stornoway … … 2.4 32 2.1 2.5 38 5.5 Wick … … 2.7 28 31 2.6 28 36 * Landing or take-off, air transport, positioning, test and training, aero-club, private and official flights. Military flights are excluded.